@article { author = {}, title = {Women’s Cancers in Developing Countries: From Research to an Integrated Health Systems Approach}, journal = {Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention}, volume = {10}, number = {3}, pages = {519-526}, year = {2009}, publisher = {West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter.}, issn = {1513-7368}, eissn = {2476-762X}, doi = {}, abstract = {The article focuses on two women’s cancers, breast and cervical cancer, that are much more deadly indeveloping countries than in developed countries. Early detection can make a significant difference for thetreatment outcome of these two cancers and there are now cost-effective tools for prevention and screening. Theauthors propose a new public health approach to these two cancers in developing countries where resources foreffective cancer control are very limited and offer a framework for putting women’s cancers in developingcountries on the global public health agenda. The key areas are: 1. Proposals for a new, integrated public healthapproach to women’s cancers (breast and cervical) in resource poor settings; 2. Reviews of the evidence forcost-effective screening and early detection of breast and cervical cancer, and discussion of some of the lessonslearned from HIV/AIDS on an integrated health systems approach; 3. Outlines of ways to make a priority ofwomen’s cancers in developing countries on the political agenda of international agencies.}, keywords = {Women’s cancers,global public health- developing countries,cancer control- healthcare systems}, url = {https://journal.waocp.org/article_24956.html}, eprint = {https://journal.waocp.org/article_24956_86420bb4380ef22743f87381410194dd.pdf} }